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Post mortem performed on man who died in city police custody, SIU continues investigation

A post mortem was performed Tuesday on the 44-year-old man who died in Thunder Bay Police custody over the weekend. Officials with the province's Special Investigations Unit say the man was arrested around 4:30 p.m.

A post mortem was performed Tuesday on the 44-year-old man who died in Thunder Bay Police custody over the weekend.

Officials with the province's Special Investigations Unit say the man was arrested around 4:30 p.m. Saturday for being intoxicated and in violation of a court order.

Then at around 3 a.m. Sunday he was found in some form of medical distress.

When Paramedics arrived, he was pronounced dead. 

Five investigators from the SIU are involved in the probe.

(TBT News) 




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